Steam wire brush for doll wigs



Feb. 11, 1 D. POLLAK ETAL STEAM WIRE BRUSH FOR DOLL WIGS 3 Sheets-Sheet1 Filed Nov. 29, 1961 INVENTORS DAVID POLLAK TORIBI 0 CASTRQJr Feb. 11,1964 PQLLAK ETAL 3,120,851

STEAM WIRE BRUSH FOR DOLL WIGS Jr .5'. INVENTORS J DAVID DOLLAK TomsloCASTRO,,-Jr BY A NIH/V5 V 1964 D. POLLAK ETAL STEAM WIRE BRUSH FOR DOLLWIGS 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 29, 1961 r K mmw y W g os M V A N C m 1M O WI. AR 0 T Y B W United States Patent 3,120,851 STEAM WIRE EERUSHFUR DQLL Wl GS David Pollaix, 1935 83rd St, Brooklyn 14, N.Y., andTorihio Castro, 31"., 139 Deiancey St, New York, NY. Filed Nov. 29,1961,Sci. No. 155,765 2 Claims. (Cl. lfi2-9) This invention relates generallyto the art of treating hair, fur and the like and more particularly to acombined hair steamer and brush.

it has been found that the application of steam to the hair isbeneficial and desirable in straightening out the hair and conditioningit for brushing and combing. Live steam also tends to increase theglossy appearance of the hair.

A principal object of the present invention therefore is to provide acombined hair steamer and brush that is adapted for use by amanufacturer of dolls for conditioning and brushing the wigs on theheads of dolls, for use in beauty parlors and for use in the home.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined hair steamerand brush for creating a flow of steam through the hair, under pressure,delivered through perforated members introduced next to the hair and forbrushing the moistened hair.

A further object is to provide a combined hair steamer and brush whereinthe brush is readily removed from the steamer for cleaning andreplacement.

Yet another object is to provide a combined hair steamer and brush thatis safe, easily operated, durable and sanitary.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a combined hair steamerand brush that is simple in construction and that can be manufacturedand sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are'more particularly set forth.

in the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FlG. l is a perspective view of a combined hair steamer and brushembodying our invention being applied to the hair of a wig on the headof adol-l.

P16. 2 is a side elevational view of the head of the doll showing thehair of the wig brushed into one form of hair-do by application of thecombined hair steamer and brush.

FlG. 3 is a similar view showing a different form of hair-do after theapplication of the combined hair steamer and brush.

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the improved combined hair steamerand brush, the steam supply hose being omitted.

MG. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of FIG. 4 onan enlarged scale.

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the parts of FIG. 4.

MG. 7 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 7-7 of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged spread perspective view of the combined steamerand brush.

FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 5 of a modified form of frame.

Referring in detail to the drawings and particularly to FIGS. 1, 2 and3, a combined hair steamer and brush embodying the invention isdesignated generally by the reference numeral It) and is illustratedtreating the hair 11 of a wig 12 on a dolls head 14. FIG. 2 illustratesan up-swing form of hair-do elfected by treating and brushing the hair11 by the combined hair steamer and brush iii, and FIG. 3 illustrates adifferent or boyish form of hair-do produced by application of the hairsteamer and brush it).

With particular reference to FIGS. 1 and 8, the combined hair steamerand brush It? includes a steamer device 15 and a removable brush device17. The bodies of the devices are preferably formed of metal.

The steamer device 15 comprises a frame or manifold 16. The body of theframe or manifold is formed of a steel casting and is H-shaped inconfiguration, with leg portions 18 and 29 connected by a crosspiece2'2. Crosspiece 2-2 is rectangular in cross section and is stouter thanthe leg portion, having flat smooth front and rear surfaces 24 and 26 asviewedin :FIG. 6. The leg portions 18 and 2d are substantiallyrectangular in cross section. Leg portion 18 has a tapered rear surface28 and leg portion 2d has a straight square rear surface 3% as viewed inFIG. 8. Each leg portion is cut away at the front surface providing aflat smooth shoulder 34 on a level with and intersected by the adjacentend of the crosspiece 22.. A round passage 36 is formed in each of theleg portions 18 and 20 at substantially the centers thereof and thepassages 3d extend from one end to a point closely spaced from the otherend of the leg portion as seen in FIG. 5.

A plurality of spaced outlet passages 38 is formed in each of the legportions extending from the outer or front side thereof as viewed inFIG. 8 to and intersecting with the respective passage 36 in the legportion so that communication is established between passages 36 and theoutlet passages 33 as seen in PEG. 5. The threaded open ends of thepassages 36 are plugged by threaded screw plugs 46. A passage 42 isformed in the crosspiece and extends centrally therealong communicatingat its ends with the passages 36 in the leg portions. A threaded opening44 is formed in leg portion 20 at its center and intersects the adjacentpassage 36, being in line with the adjacent end of passage 42. A shortelbow pipe 46 threaded at both ends has one end thereaded into theopening 44.

In leg portion 2d, a curved notch 43 extends along the inner edge ofshoulder 34.

An elongated tubular handle 59 covered by a heat insulative plasticsleeve 52 is connected at one end to the rear surface as of thecrosspiece 22 of the frame or manifold. For this purpose, the connectedend of the handle is flattened as indicated at 5 2 and placed flatwiseon the crosspiese with a pad 56 of padding material interposed betweenthe flat end 54 and the crosspiece 22'. A pair of screws 58 extendthrough holes in the fiat end 5 of the handle and into threaded recessesin the crosspiece and secure the handle in place disposed at an actuateangle to the plane of the crosspiece as seen in FIG. 1.

The brush device 17, as best seen in FlGS. 6, 7 and 8, comprises arectangular-shaped body constituted by a metal plate 6% with its longside edges 62, 62 and end edges 64, 64 turned inwardly to clamp aplastic plate 66 in position thereon. The plate 66 serves as a bed for aplurality of wire bristles 68 having one end embeded therein andextending outwardly therefrom, the outer ends 79 of the wire bristlesbeing bent at an actuate angle to the plane of the body of the bristles.All of the bristles are bent in the same direction, that is toward oneof the long efies of the body plate 69.

The brush device 17 is adapted to be removably supported on the frame ormanifold 15. In assembling the combined hair steamer and brush, the body66 of the brush device 17 is slid across the front surface 24 of thecrosspiece 22 of the frame with one long inwardly turned edge 62positioned in the notch 48 of leg portion 20 and slidable therealong,the opposed long edge 62 sliding along the straight smooth bottomsurface of leg portion 18 as viewed in FIG. 8. The notch 43 serves as aguide for the sliding movement of the brush device. The brush device isheld in operative position as shown in FIG. 1 by means of a setscrew illthreaded into a threaded opening 72 extending across the leg portion 13at its center from top to bottom thereof so as to contact the adjacentlong edge 62 of the brush device 17 and hold the brush device againstdisplacement.

In use, the combined hair steamer and brush it) is connected to asuitable source of steam under pressure by means of a hose '76 having acoupling 78 threaded onto the outer threaded end of the elbow 46. Thehose may have a control valve (not shown). The handle 50 is grasped bythe hand 8% of the operator with the brush device 17 downwardly. Thesupply of steam is turned on passing into the passage 36 in leg portion2t through passage 42 into crosspiece 2 2 and into passage 36 in legportion 1% and out through the passages 38 into and through the hair.The steam follows a tortuous path through the frame or manifold and thevelocity of the steam thus materially reduced, causing the steam torelease any drops or particles of condensed moisture which otherwisewould be carried through the outlet openings 38. Any such collectedmoisture may be drained by removal of the plugs 40.

The bristles 68 of the brush device 17 are brushed over and along thehair being treated such as the hair 11 on the wig 12 of the dolls head14 as shown in FIG. 1, the brush device being manipulated to produce thenecessary type of hair-do desired, such as the up-swing type shown inFIG. 2 or the boyish type shown in FIG. 3. After such treatment with thecombined hair steamer and brush to produce the Lip-swing type shown inFIG. 2, a portion of the brushed-up hair may be manually groupedtogether and twisted to form a sort of ponytail 82 held againstunravelling by an elastic band 84 as is customary.

In FIG. 9, a modified form of frame or manifold 15' is shown wherein apassage 36' and outlet openings 38' are formed in only one of the legportions, to Wit, leg portion The other leg portion 18' is solid andimperforate and the crosspiece 22' is also solid and imperforate.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of ourinvention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A device for steaming and brushing the hair, comprising a metalmanifold of H-shape constituted by leg portions and a crosspiecetherebetween, said leg portions and crosspiece having communicatingpassages, one of said leg portions having an inlet, a tubular elbowconnected at one end to said inlet, a hose connected at one end to saidelbow and at its other end to a source of steam, said leg portionshaving outlets connected to the passages therein, a rectangular-shapedbrush device removably supported by the manifold between the legportions, an elongated handle on the crosspiece of the manifold, one ofthe leg portions having an elongated notch receiving one long edge ofthe brush device, the other leg portion having a transverse threadedopening communicating with the passage therein, and a setscrew in saidtransverse opening contacting the other long side of the brush deviceand pressing said one long edge into the notch thereby holding the brushdevice against displacement.

2. A device for steaming and brushing the hair, comprising a metalmanifold of H-shape constituted by leg portions and a crosspiecetherebetween, said crosspiece having fiat level surfaces, said legportions having fiat shoulder portions level with one of the fiatsurfaces of the crosspiece, one of said leg portions having an elongatednotch along the inner side of its shoulder portion, the other of saidleg portions having a transverse threaded opening communicating with itsshoulder portion, said leg portions and crosspiece having communicatingpassages, one of said leg portions having an inlet, a tubular elbowconnected at one end to said inlet, a hose connected at one end to saidelbow and at its other end to a source of steam, said leg portionshaving outlets connected to the passages therein, a rectangular-shapedbrush device removably supported by the manifold between the legportions, and an elongated handle on the crosspiece of the manifold,said brush device having wire bristles bent at the outer ends thereof.

References (Iited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,177,987 Kelly Oct. 31, 1939 2,392,645 Clobridge Jan. 8, 1946 2,701,404Richterkessing Feb. 8, 1955 2,849,736 Kohle Sept. 2, 1958

1. A DEVICE FOR STEAMING AND BRUSHING THE HAIR, COMPRISING A METALMANIFOLD OF H-SHAPE CONSTITUTED BY LEG PORTIONS AND A CROSSPIECETHEREBETWEEN, SAID LEG PORTIONS AND CROSSPIECE HAVING COMMUNICATINGPASSAGES, ONE OF SAID LEG PORTIONS HAVING AN INLET, A TUBULAR ELBOWCONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID INLET, A HOSE CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAIDELBOW AND AT ITS OTHER END TO A SOURCE OF STEAM, SAID LEG PORTIONSHAVING OUTLETS CONNECTED TO THE PASSAGES THEREIN, A RECTANGULAR-SHAPEDBRUSH DEVICE REMOVABLY SUPPORTED BY THE MANIFOLD BETWEEN THE LEGPORTIONS, AN ELONGATED HANDLE ON THE CROSSPIECE OF THE MANIFOLD, ONE OFTHE LEG PORTIONS HAVING AN ELONGATED NOTCH RECEIVING ONE LONG EDGE OFTHE BRUSH DEVICE, THE OTHER LEG PORTION HAVING A TRANSVERSE THREADEDOPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE PASSAGE THEREIN, AND A SETSCREW IN SAIDTRANSVERSE OPENING CONTACTING THE OTHER LONG SIDE OF THE BRUSH DEVICEAND PRESSING SAID ONE LONG EDGE INTO THE NOTCH THEREBY HOLDING THE BRUSHDEVICE AGAINST DISPLACEMENT.